Images of Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
This museum is closed temporarily.
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village and its collection
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The Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village is an open-air museum situated in east central Alberta, Canada. It is dedicated to recreating the pioneer settlements of Ukrainian Canadian settlers from the years 1899 to 1930. The museum uses costumed historical interpreters to provide an immersive experience of the past. Buildings from surrounding communities have been relocated to the site and restored to various years within the first part of the twentieth century, providing a tangible glimpse into the lives of these early settlers.
First-Person Interpretation at the Village
One of the unique features of the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village is its use of first-person interpretation. This technique requires that the costumed performers remain in character at all times, answering all questions as if it is the year their building portrays. While this approach may be startling for some visitors at first, it allows for a much stronger experience of immersion in history than traditional third-person interpretation, where the actor acknowledges that he is, in fact, in a museum.
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